Ben Cramer is a man between stages. Given the timing of his third LP, that sounds about right. Cramer’s creative nom de plume is Old Sea Brigade, an outlet he’s used for the last several years to craft an emotive […]
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In a way, the story of The Great Divide over the last 15-plus years can be summed up in the seminal band’s name. After a stellar run of influential albums carrying the torch for Red Dirt music — that Okie-brand […]
Mary Bragg had no difficulty earning critical acclaim to this point as a meaningful singer-songwriter. The Americana-flavored pop/rock exhibited on releases like 2017’s Lucky Strike and 2019’s Violets as Camouflage was impressive from any angle, yet somehow neither album quite […]
For a solo artist releasing an album about a single titular protagonist, it’s an interesting turn by Charley Crockett to sequence the entire affair by giving his backing band the first impression. As it turns out, it’s a fitting move […]
What you hear is thankfully what you get with Will Hoge. There were seasons with a full band and others on his own, some Southern flavors and country influences, but Hoge’s long obedience to barroom rock and roll has long […]
Valerie June’s sonic alchemy has been on the global radar since Dan Auerbach got involved with her trad/modern song fusions as producer on 2013’s Pushin’ Against a Stone. Black gospel flair and East Tennessee folk leanings came together on that […]
While any long-running catalog is going to have its outliers, Josh Rouse’s impressive body of work has largely provided listeners with a casual companion for life’s most lived-in moments. Rouse’s easygoing melodies have always felt like the ideal accompaniment for […]
Given the relatively seismic changes and significant events found within the recent timeline for The Ballroom Thieves, it makes sense to expect something rather jarring from Clouds, the band’s fourth long player. Despite enduring a major car accident, an industry […]
B.J. Barham has spent the last couple of years trying to make musical sense of his own wreckage, so it’s not surprising to see the resulting set of songs named after a place that historically provided maritime rescues for those […]
Patty Griffin wants you to know she’s sorry in advance for the sound quality. Prior to the release of Griffin’s new album, TAPE, the acclaimed songwriter put out a statement about her latest album with the tongue-in-cheek apology, knowing full […]
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